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I am trying to repair my Framus Hootenany.My big problem is that I have no tuners. I don't know what configuration the tuners are. Are they single style or are they two strips? I can't find any…Continue

I found a rare Framus 12 string at a flea market and I didn't even notice it had a 16 fret neck. With all that neck and all that head the only case I can use is a gig bag and it sticks out about 6".…Continue

Hi, do you know where I can get a bridge for a Framus Amatuer 5/1? Thanks. The action is heck. I'm going to drop the bridge a bit with a belt sander. Before I do I'd like to know where I can get…Continue

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@Steve - Yes his name is Fred Castner in Bangor PA & he has worked at Martin for a lot of years but has his own shop on the side as well...there he fixes other brands of guitar. I didn't want to have my guitar redone but due to mover neglect, it was left in the heat of the desert for 10 months & the finish was a mess. But worse it split from the sound hole to the bottom of the lower bout. I had no choice but to have it fixed. The picture here of the front doesn't look too bad, but when we dropped a lit flashlight inside, it shone thru' the crack. =( Broke my heart because they promised us special crating & storage in air conditioned storage. When they delivered it to me, it was wrapped in newspaper & split...so much for special treatment. Anyway, Fred charged me $600.00 to do mine & he did a beautiful job. Here's a pic of Fred's arm holding the refinished guitar & you can see the beautiful job he did repairing the crack & refinishing the wood.

Martin, thanks for the compliment! I want to have a kind of signature finish for my guitars so I've been experimenting some... yes I've played it, it's light and responsive, nice archtop jazz tone! The area around the body edges (top and back) were critical to get the re-curve right, which translates to more volume (and tone) with more movement of the top AND back plate. Thanks again, and your Gaucho sounds terrific, I listened to the Pit again!

Steve You can hear my Framus Gaucho mostly strummed in a song I have on my page here called Hattonrigg Pit disaster writen played and sang by my son from his album De Rosa - Mend if you are interested.

Yeah I thought so, I've always liked that design since I saw Lennon and Costello playing their Gibson slopes. They sound really nice. I've been trying to find an old beat up Framus small body archtop to restore. I had one once but didn't keep it... one of those "guitar regrets"! If you're going to take the old finish off yourself I'd recommend progressively lighter sandpaper. I use sandpaper and a cabinet scraper. That scraper has become one of my favorite tools! It really works well especially getting off the top coat, which can be daunting. If you haven't figured out the wood use a mechanics mirror and a flashlight through the soundhole. Oh and if you can avoid it don't use an electric sander to remove the finish. I have and it can work but you have to be careful especially with older guitars, the vibration can loosen up the braces.